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Elegant solution for measuring ultrashort laser pulses discovered
Ultrashort laser pulses - that are shorter than a millionth of a millionth of a second -have transformed fundamental science, engineering and medicine. Despite this, their ultrashort duration has made them elusive and difficult to measure. About ten years ago, researchers from Lund University and Porto University introduced a tool for measuring [...]
Many thanks for all the good work and collaboration this year
Over the past year, LTH researchers’ expertise in crisis and preparedness – due to the unfortunately heightened global situation – has been in high demand in public debate. Otherwise, 2025 brought a series of positive developments in education and research. This is highlighted in a Christmas and New Year greeting to all LTH friends from Annika [...]
Second term for EU's Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change – LTH-professor continues
The European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change is entering a new phase as its first four-year term ends in March 2026. The Council's new members have now been announced, and Lars J Nilsson, Professor of Environmental and Energy Systems at LTH, will continue to be one of the representatives.
Gustaf Ramel and Margret Bauer become LTH’s honorary doctors
They have made an outstanding professional contribution characterized by scientific excellence, significant importance for research infrastructure, or significant importance for society. LTH Faculty Board has decided that two individuals will be appointed honorary doctors in 2026.
From ticks to fossil-free: Researchers awarded for their work – Himani Garg at LTH one of them
There is a solemn atmosphere among the researchers who are about to take the stage and talk about their research. They are all scholarship recipients from one of Hain's four foundations that distribute funds to Lund University research. This year, 17 researchers will share SEK 13.5 million.
New research: The lifespan of the Öresund Bridge can be doubled
Researchers at Lund University have developed a new framework that can lead to the Öresund Link, thanks to the right maintenance at the right time and smart monitoring, having a total lifespan of 200 years. This is twice as long as envisaged when the bridge was inaugurated 25 years ago.
Alfa Laval and Lund University strengthen strategic partnership – and breaks ground for an innovation center
Alfa Laval and Lund University have formalized a new strategic partnership to strengthen collaboration, drive innovation, and address complex global challenges. At the same time, ground breaks for Alfa Lavals upcoming innovation center – a center that will drive the energy transition through, among other things, the development of heat transfer [...]
The road to a self-driving future
What happens when we get out of the driver's seat and our vehicles become autonomous? Mathematician Viktor Larsson is developing methods to enable cars and drones to see their surroundings. This is his insight into the self-driving present and future.
"Together, we can make a real difference in society"
DEAN'S BLOG. LTH’s campus is once again bustling with students, including all the new arrivals who deserve congratulations on embarking on an exciting educational journey. Don’t forget fellowship and respect – and think of yourself as a problem solver for a better future. So writes Annika Olsson, Dean of LTH, in a welcome message to LTH’s [...]
AI and innovation on the agenda when IMY visits Lund
The Swedish Authority for Privacy Protection (IMY) recently visited the AI and Society research group at LTH and AI Lund to discuss artificial intelligence. In addition to the latest research, the meeting focused on multidisciplinary perspectives, transparency, and how the authority can collaborate with academia to ensure that AI is developed in a [...]
SEK 30 million awarded for research on ultrashort laser pulses and quantum mechanics
Anne-Lise Viotti and Armin Tavakoli will each receive SEK 15 million grants as part of the Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research’s investment in Future Research Leaders.
"The best of both worlds" – Heiner Linke on why Swedish researchers should invest in innovation
Can innovation strengthen research? Heiner Linke, professor of nanophysics and member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, has done exactly that by combining research and innovation. His own attitude towards utilisation and innovation has evolved from a sense of duty to passion: "Now I think it's genuinely exciting."
New tool for wildfire evacuation simulation receives prestigious award
Enrico Ronchi, Jonathan Wahlqvist, Arthur Rohaert from the Division of Fire Safety Engineering at LTH have been awarded The 2025 Fire Protection Research Foundation Medal together with international colleagues for their work in developing a new tool to simulate fire and evacuation behaviours in connection with wildland fires.
When art meets technology – LTH invests in didactic renewal
Lund Faculty of Engineering (LTH) has established a new professorship in artistic didactics to strengthen research and pedagogical development in the artistically oriented programmes at the faculty. The position has been taken up by Ylva Hofvander Trulsson, who most recently comes from Stockholm University of the Arts.
AI, crisis and quantum in Almedalen
Lund University is returning to Almedalen with a broad programme to strengthen the public discussion about higher education and research. Since the university's first participation in 2009, the commitment has grown, and this year around 50 employees are participating. The programme offers discussions on everything from preparedness and AI to the [...]